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May 21

Delhi High Court to shortly hear a defamation suit filed by Newslaundry Executive Editor Manisha Pande and eight other women journalists against Abhijit Iyer-Mitra for referring to them as ‘prostitutes’ and their workplace as a ‘brothel.’

Advocate Bani Dixit appears for Newslaundry journalists. She says "Plaintiffs are journalists from all walks of life. These are defamatory articles outside the bounds of criticism. These are all working women."

Court: What does the defendant do ?

Dixit: The kind of things he has said I cannot read it out also.

She reads out the allegedly defamatory portions

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May 21

[Arrest of Ashoka University Professor]

Supreme Court to shortly hear a petition challenging the arrest of Ali Khan Mahmudabad, an associate professor at Ashoka University, Sonipat, over certain remarks on Operation Sindoor

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Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal to argue for Mahmudabad

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@AshokaUniv Sr Adv Sibal: Please see page 46 which has the statement on the basis of which criminal culpability is attributed

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May 20

[Waqf Hearing in Supreme Court]

Supreme Court bench led by CJI B.R. Gavai would hear the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 on May 20, for the limited purpose of interim relief

#SupremeCourt #WaqfAct

The bench will consider whether interim relief of stay is required on three issues - waqf by user, nomination of non-Muslims to the Wakf Council and State Waqf Boards and identification of government land under waqf #WaqfAct

The Central government had earlier told the Supreme Court that certain key provisions of the controversial Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, including the formation of the Central Waqf Council and Waqf Boards and provisions on de-notifying properties already declared or registered as waqf, will not be acted upon for the time being.

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May 16

Supreme Court hears a plea stating Rohingya refugees were thrown into the sea

Justice Surya Kant: Everytime you have a new story. Now how is this beautifully crafted coming from

Sr Adv Colin Gonsalves: this is the 38 persons deported and then they were taken to Andamans and then were put in the sea with life jackets

Justice Kant: who was clicking the videos and photos? How did he come back ? What is the material on record ? We did not see anything at night.

Justice Kant: when the country is going through such a tough time you bring up these fanciful petitions.

Gonsalves: Then there was call made from Myanmar

SC: We know how these calls are made of Jharkhand etc and numbers of Myanmar, Dubai etc are shown

Gonsalves: Govt can probe. One of the deported called from Myanmar.

Justice Kant: Where is this corresponding averment in the submission regarding this annexure. Show us that.

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Apr 16

#Bombay High Court is set to shortly hear stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra's plea seeking quashing of the FIR filed over his 'Gaddar' remark allegedly directed at Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.
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A bench of Justice Sarang Kotwal and Justice S M Modak had earlier adjourned the matter to today, April 16, after taking note of the interim protection granted to Kamra by the Madras High Court.

On April 7, the Madras High Court had extended Kamra’s interim protection from arrest till April 17, while hearing his transit anticipatory bail application.

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Apr 8

Supreme Court to deliver judgment on petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government against Governor RN Ravi's refusal to grant assent to several bills passed by the State Legislative Assembly, including those concerning the appointment of Vice Chancellors to State Universities #SupremeCourt

The State had moved the Court seeking directions to the Governor/ President to decide or give assent to bills passed by the State legislature in a time-bound manner.

The State government has argued that the Governor, by indefinitely withholding assent on these bills, was holding the entire State to ransom. In such a situation, the Court must intervene, the Tamil Nadu government argued.

Bench assembles

Justice Pardiwala: We are ordering de tagging of one writ. 1271/2023 will be heard separately

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